Ground incursion of Gaza City gives IDF real-time intelligence on hostages
Military officials describe this intelligence windfall as a turning point.
Military officials describe this intelligence windfall as a turning point.
Tragically, Chief Inspector Zamora succumbed to his injuries later that day, and the operation was renamed in his honor.
Rescue vehicles became stuck in sand, and 12 IDF tanks formed a protective circle to shield the escape.
It conducts hundreds of operations every year, the vast majority of which are classified.
One year later, Arnon Zamora’s name remains etched in the hearts of the people he saved—and in the collective memory of a grateful nation.
Shades of Yoni Netanyahu as Yamam commander Arnon Zamora saves hostages and becomes a household name.
Soldiers from the Yamam unit breached a hospital in the Palestinian town of Halhul and arrested a wanted terrorist responsible for a failed car bomb outside Hebron.
